Tuesday, June 9, 2009

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY MOM MINUTES AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE!!

Only my Mom could find the silver lining in this scenario.......while she and my teen daughter were busy discussing everything and anything on the phone, she was having a minor melt-down and was telling me, via teen daughter, all about it. Come to find out, she had spilled milk ALL OVER the inside of her refrigerator (I still don't know how she managed that!) and she was busy cleaning it out. "Oh well," said she, "At least I have a clean frig now!" I probably would have been saying a little more than that, and it would NOT have been pleasant! LOL!! :)Without further ado, here are the MOM Minutes by A.Marie's Mom, Earlene:

Every kitchen and bathroom should be fully stocked with an emergency clean-up kit. Have you ever had something messy happen (like milk spilling in a refrig....sorry, Mom, I just had to add that one! :)) and you have had to scurry and scrounge around for a rag, a cloth, a bucket, etc. Well, if you have a handy carry-all parked under your kitchen or bathroom sink, or on a shelf in your laundry or coat closet, then when the unexpected messy events happen, all you have to do is GRAB AND GO!

Paper Towels - Bounty is best (did you know that individual rolls are best, because multi-rolls tend to be inferior. I read that somewhere, and it is true!!

Medium Size Kitchen Gloves (protects hands!)

Carpet Cleaner Spray or Foam

Soft Scrub, Ajax, or Comet

Tide-to-Go sticks for emergency clothing stains

Clorox Bleach products (for blood accidents) like Formula 409

Sponge(s) and Rags (I like to use cut-up old t-shirts or towels)

Fantastik (great degreaser and kills bacteria at the same time!)

Spic and Span and Pine Sol or Mr. Clean -- for finished floors

Just put all of these in a container (I like to use a divided bucket with a handle , like the picture above; available at astore.amazon.com) and I tuck it away in a handy location. If your bucket is smaller, and you don't have a lot of room for full-size products, you can pour some of the cleaner into a smaller bottle, clearly label what is inside, and store that in your bucket. Now, when life gets messy, you're ready! :)

Next week, I'll be posting on organizing your medicine cabinet and readying your First Aid Kit for vacations and family outings. So, tune in next Wednesday for more "Mom Minutes!"

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8 comments:

Oh Alisa, isn't our mother just so funny. I can actually hear her saying that. I use one of those in each of the bathrooms so when I tell Angela and Michelle to clean the bathrooms, they can't give me any excuse that they can't find the cleaning supplies.

Hello All! My Mom is always so thrilled when people actually comment on her tips; she thinks that nobody would actually want to her what she has to say. I told her, "Mom, you have a Fan Club. They want to hear from you!" :)

Helene, my mom loves a good tip, and she likes the carpenter's apron idea. She said that this would be much better than those flimsy aprons (with the teeny pocket) that she used to wear!